PT-2010-2708 · Open Source Matters · Joomla!

Fl0Rix · Published 2010-03-16 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2010-0985

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Joomla! component com abbrev version 1.1

Description A directory traversal issue in the Abbreviations Manager component allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files. This is achieved by using a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

Recommendations For version 1.1 of the com abbrev component, consider disabling the vulnerable component until a patch is available. Restrict access to the index.php endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the controller parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-0985

Affected Products

Joomla!

References · 7

• 🔥 http://osvdb.org/61458 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://exploit-db.com/exploits/10948 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/10948 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/37560 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0985 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37834 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55348 · Note